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in the Mediterranean Sea) catch him with a hook 
and line, in the air, almoft in the fame Way as 
fifh are taken out of the water. They put a 
crooked pin through a grafshopper whilff he is 
alive; the grafshopper ftill flutters about, and the 
_ Bee Eater perceiving him, darts down upon him 
and is taken. This is'a very cruel diverfion, and 
certainly would not afford the children any amufe~ 
ment, if they did but confider the fufferings of the 
gralshopper. 
Bee Eaters are feen moftly in warm coun- 
tries; in England they are feldom found. In cos 
~ Tours they very much refemble a King-Fither, as 
well as in, their feet. Their flight is like the Swal-’ 
_ low’s, and like the Swallow their tail is forked ; 
| tne of their tail feathers are longer than the reft,, 
i They make their nefts in caverns, and line 
them with mofs, They are gregarious (that is to 
fay, they flock together. ) , te 
Some have faid, that they fly with the breaft 
upwards ; but this may be a miftake. Others 
too have faid, that the young Bee Eaters, as foon 
as they can fly, attend upon their parents, and ‘ 
_ Pracure them food,*and ferve them with the 
greateft affetion, This is perhaps another mif- + 
take; but if it be true, they fet little boys and 
_Iittle girls a very good example, ; 
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